Film·1978·1h 44m

The Spongers

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In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

Directed by Roland Joffé

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12 credited

Christine Hargreaves
Christine HargreavesPauline
Bernard Hill
Bernard HillSullivan
Peter Kerrigan
Peter KerriganPeter
Paula McDonagh
Paula McDonaghPaula
Gary Todd
Gary ToddGary
Grace Allen
Grace AllenGrace
Dawn Booth
Dawn BoothBaby Dawn
Angela Catherall
Angela CatherallJackie
Gertie Almond
Gertie AlmondGertie
Elaine Lindsay
Elaine LindsayMrs Johnson
Bernard Atha
Bernard AthaCouncillor Conway
Fred Pearson
Fred PearsonDirector of Social Services

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